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Here are the major issues facing healthcare in 2021, according to PwC

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

” For this report, PwC’s Health Research Institute surveyed 2,511 American consumers, 128 health plan executives, 153 healthcare provider organization executives, and 124 pharmaceutical and life sciences executives in August and September 2020. Healthcare right-sizes after the telemedicine explosion.

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Enabling better health care, everywhere – my conversation with Microsoft

Health Populi

We learned this lesson during the pandemic quite clearly — connectivity as a social determinant of health. In addition to my discussion with Molly, you should also listen to two insightful colleagues’ conversations in the series, with: Dr.

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Pharma’s Future Relevance Depends on Empathy, Messaging, Partnering, and Supporting Patients and Providers

Health Populi

Top-line, Accenture points to four pillars on which the pharma industry can “reinvent its relevance,” as the report title suggests: To express greater empathy, understanding the patient experience of delaying treatment, financial impacts, and mental health challenges the pandemic has caused.

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How the Pandemic has Impacted the HealthTech Marketplace

Healthcare IT Today

Other investment areas cited by leading companies aimed at employee retention include flexible work arrangements, increasing PTO, diversity, equity, and inclusion programs, and the offering of wellness and mental health programs. About Tray Chamberlin.

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Where are HealthTech's soft landing M&A deals in today's market?

Lloyd Price

Traditional healthcare players: Hospitals, insurers, and pharmaceutical companies are increasingly acquiring healthtech startups to improve efficiency, patient engagement, and data-driven decision making. Expand their digital health offerings. Gain access to new technologies and data assets. Leverage data and analytics capabilities.

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FemTech M&A: What’s driving FemTech’s growth?

Lloyd Price

The term "femtech" is derived from "female technology," and it encompasses a wide range of areas, including reproductive health, fertility solutions, period care, pregnancy and nursing care, menopause management, sexual wellness, and general wellness. What’s driving FemTech’s growth? 300 million exit to Thirty Madison.

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Medical costs projected to increase 6% by 2020, says PwC

Henry Kotula

For employers, per capita health spending on someone with a complex chronic illness is eight times that of a healthy person. Lastly, employers are beginning to recognize the importance of helping their employees manage their mental health and wellbeing. WHAT ELSE YOU SHOULD KNOW.